diff --git a/frigate/__main__.py b/frigate/__main__.py
index 004ad05ff..13b523a0e 100644
--- a/frigate/__main__.py
+++ b/frigate/__main__.py
@@ -1,472 +1,14 @@
-import faulthandler; faulthandler.enable()
-import os
-import signal
-import sys
-import traceback
-import signal
-import cv2
-import time
-import datetime
-import queue
-import yaml
+import os 
 import json
-import threading
+import yaml
 import multiprocessing as mp
-import subprocess as sp
-import numpy as np
-import logging
-from flask import Flask, Response, make_response, jsonify, request
-import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
-from peewee import *
-from playhouse.shortcuts import model_to_dict
+
 from playhouse.sqlite_ext import *
-from playhouse.flask_utils import FlaskDB
 
-from frigate.video import capture_camera, track_camera, get_ffmpeg_input, get_frame_shape, CameraCapture, start_or_restart_ffmpeg
-from frigate.object_processing import TrackedObjectProcessor
-from frigate.events import EventProcessor
-from frigate.util import EventsPerSecond
-from frigate.edgetpu import EdgeTPUProcess
 from frigate.config import FRIGATE_CONFIG_SCHEMA
-
-FRIGATE_VARS = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k.startswith('FRIGATE_')}
-
-CONFIG_FILE = os.environ.get('CONFIG_FILE', '/config/config.yml')
-
-if CONFIG_FILE.endswith(".yml"):
-    with open(CONFIG_FILE) as f:
-        CONFIG = yaml.safe_load(f)
-elif CONFIG_FILE.endswith(".json"):
-    with open(CONFIG_FILE) as f:
-        CONFIG = json.load(f)
-
-CACHE_DIR = CONFIG.get('save_clips', {}).get('cache_dir', '/cache')
-CLIPS_DIR = CONFIG.get('save_clips', {}).get('clips_dir', '/clips')
-
-if not os.path.exists(CACHE_DIR) and not os.path.islink(CACHE_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(CACHE_DIR)
-if not os.path.exists(CLIPS_DIR) and not os.path.islink(CLIPS_DIR):
-    os.makedirs(CLIPS_DIR)
-
-DATABASE = f"sqliteext:///{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, 'frigate.db')}"
-
-MQTT_HOST = CONFIG['mqtt']['host']
-MQTT_PORT = CONFIG.get('mqtt', {}).get('port', 1883)
-MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX = CONFIG.get('mqtt', {}).get('topic_prefix', 'frigate')
-MQTT_USER = CONFIG.get('mqtt', {}).get('user')
-MQTT_PASS = CONFIG.get('mqtt', {}).get('password')
-if not MQTT_PASS is None:
-    MQTT_PASS = MQTT_PASS.format(**FRIGATE_VARS)
-MQTT_CLIENT_ID = CONFIG.get('mqtt', {}).get('client_id', 'frigate')
-
-# Set the default FFmpeg config
-FFMPEG_CONFIG = CONFIG.get('ffmpeg', {})
-FFMPEG_DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
-    'global_args': FFMPEG_CONFIG.get('global_args', 
-        ['-hide_banner','-loglevel','panic']),
-    'hwaccel_args': FFMPEG_CONFIG.get('hwaccel_args',
-        []),
-    'input_args': FFMPEG_CONFIG.get('input_args',
-        ['-avoid_negative_ts', 'make_zero',
-         '-fflags', 'nobuffer',
-         '-flags', 'low_delay',
-         '-strict', 'experimental',
-         '-fflags', '+genpts+discardcorrupt',
-         '-rtsp_transport', 'tcp',
-         '-stimeout', '5000000',
-         '-use_wallclock_as_timestamps', '1']),
-    'output_args': FFMPEG_CONFIG.get('output_args',
-        ['-f', 'rawvideo',
-         '-pix_fmt', 'yuv420p'])
-}
-
-GLOBAL_OBJECT_CONFIG = CONFIG.get('objects', {})
-
-WEB_PORT = CONFIG.get('web_port', 5000)
-DETECTORS = CONFIG.get('detectors', {'coral': {'type': 'edgetpu', 'device': 'usb'}})
-
-# create a flask app
-app = Flask(__name__)
-app.config.from_object(__name__)
-flask_db = FlaskDB(app)
-db = flask_db.database
-log = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
-log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
-peewee_log = logging.getLogger('peewee')
-peewee_log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
-peewee_log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-class Event(flask_db.Model):
-    id = CharField(null=False, primary_key=True, max_length=30)
-    label = CharField(index=True, max_length=20)
-    camera = CharField(index=True, max_length=20)
-    start_time = DateTimeField()
-    end_time = DateTimeField()
-    top_score = FloatField()
-    false_positive = BooleanField()
-    zones = JSONField()
-
-def init_db():
-    db.create_tables([Event], safe=True)
-
-class FrigateWatchdog(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, camera_processes, config, detectors, detection_queue, out_events, tracked_objects_queue, stop_event):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-        self.camera_processes = camera_processes
-        self.config = config
-        self.detectors = detectors
-        self.detection_queue = detection_queue
-        self.out_events = out_events
-        self.tracked_objects_queue = tracked_objects_queue
-        self.stop_event = stop_event
-
-    def run(self):
-        time.sleep(10)
-        while True:
-            # wait a bit before checking
-            time.sleep(10)
-
-            if self.stop_event.is_set():
-                print(f"Exiting watchdog...")
-                break
-
-            now = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
-
-            # check the detection processes
-            for detector in self.detectors.values():
-                detection_start = detector.detection_start.value
-                if (detection_start > 0.0 and 
-                    now - detection_start > 10):
-                    print("Detection appears to be stuck. Restarting detection process")
-                    detector.start_or_restart()
-                elif not detector.detect_process.is_alive():
-                    print("Detection appears to have stopped. Restarting detection process")
-                    detector.start_or_restart()
-
-            # check the camera processes
-            for name, camera_process in self.camera_processes.items():
-                process = camera_process['process']
-                if not process.is_alive():
-                    print(f"Track process for {name} is not alive. Starting again...")
-                    camera_process['camera_fps'].value = 0.0
-                    camera_process['process_fps'].value = 0.0
-                    camera_process['detection_fps'].value = 0.0
-                    camera_process['read_start'].value = 0.0
-                    process = mp.Process(target=track_camera, args=(name, self.config,
-                        self.detection_queue, self.out_events[name], self.tracked_objects_queue, camera_process, self.stop_event))
-                    process.daemon = True
-                    camera_process['process'] = process
-                    process.start()
-                    print(f"Track process started for {name}: {process.pid}")
-
-def main():
-    stop_event = threading.Event()
-    # connect to mqtt and setup last will
-    def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
-        print("On connect called")
-        if rc != 0:
-            if rc == 3:
-                print ("MQTT Server unavailable")
-            elif rc == 4:
-                print ("MQTT Bad username or password")
-            elif rc == 5:
-                print ("MQTT Not authorized")
-            else:
-                print ("Unable to connect to MQTT: Connection refused. Error code: " + str(rc))
-        # publish a message to signal that the service is running
-        client.publish(MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX+'/available', 'online', retain=True)
-    client = mqtt.Client(client_id=MQTT_CLIENT_ID)
-    client.on_connect = on_connect
-    client.will_set(MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX+'/available', payload='offline', qos=1, retain=True)
-    if not MQTT_USER is None:
-        client.username_pw_set(MQTT_USER, password=MQTT_PASS)
-    client.connect(MQTT_HOST, MQTT_PORT, 60)
-    client.loop_start()
-
-    ##
-    # Setup config defaults for cameras
-    ##
-    for name, config in CONFIG['cameras'].items():
-        config['snapshots'] = {
-            'show_timestamp': config.get('snapshots', {}).get('show_timestamp', True),
-            'draw_zones': config.get('snapshots', {}).get('draw_zones', False),
-            'draw_bounding_boxes': config.get('snapshots', {}).get('draw_bounding_boxes', True)
-        }
-        config['zones'] = config.get('zones', {})
-
-    # Queue for cameras to push tracked objects to
-    tracked_objects_queue = mp.Queue(maxsize=len(CONFIG['cameras'].keys())*2)
-
-    # Queue for clip processing
-    event_queue = mp.Queue()
-
-    # create the detection pipes and shms
-    out_events = {}
-    camera_shms = []
-    for name in CONFIG['cameras'].keys():
-        out_events[name] = mp.Event()
-        shm_in = mp.shared_memory.SharedMemory(name=name, create=True, size=300*300*3)
-        shm_out = mp.shared_memory.SharedMemory(name=f"out-{name}", create=True, size=20*6*4)
-        camera_shms.append(shm_in)
-        camera_shms.append(shm_out)
-
-    detection_queue = mp.Queue()
-
-    detectors = {}
-    for name, detector in DETECTORS.items():
-        if detector['type'] == 'cpu':
-            detectors[name] = EdgeTPUProcess(detection_queue, out_events=out_events, tf_device='cpu')
-        if detector['type'] == 'edgetpu':
-            detectors[name] = EdgeTPUProcess(detection_queue, out_events=out_events, tf_device=detector['device'])
-
-    # create the camera processes
-    camera_process_info = {}
-    for name, config in CONFIG['cameras'].items():
-        # Merge the ffmpeg config with the global config
-        ffmpeg = config.get('ffmpeg', {})
-        ffmpeg_input = get_ffmpeg_input(ffmpeg['input'])
-        ffmpeg_global_args = ffmpeg.get('global_args', FFMPEG_DEFAULT_CONFIG['global_args'])
-        ffmpeg_hwaccel_args = ffmpeg.get('hwaccel_args', FFMPEG_DEFAULT_CONFIG['hwaccel_args'])
-        ffmpeg_input_args = ffmpeg.get('input_args', FFMPEG_DEFAULT_CONFIG['input_args'])
-        ffmpeg_output_args = ffmpeg.get('output_args', FFMPEG_DEFAULT_CONFIG['output_args'])
-        if not config.get('fps') is None:
-            ffmpeg_output_args = ["-r", str(config.get('fps'))] + ffmpeg_output_args
-        if config.get('save_clips', {}).get('enabled', False):
-            ffmpeg_output_args = [
-                "-f",
-                "segment",
-                "-segment_time",
-                "10",
-                "-segment_format",
-                "mp4",
-                "-reset_timestamps",
-                "1",
-                "-strftime",
-                "1",
-                "-c",
-                "copy",
-                "-an",
-                "-map",
-                "0",
-                f"{os.path.join(CACHE_DIR, name)}-%Y%m%d%H%M%S.mp4"
-            ] + ffmpeg_output_args
-        ffmpeg_cmd = (['ffmpeg'] +
-                ffmpeg_global_args +
-                ffmpeg_hwaccel_args +
-                ffmpeg_input_args +
-                ['-i', ffmpeg_input] +
-                ffmpeg_output_args +
-                ['pipe:'])
-        
-        config['ffmpeg_cmd'] = ffmpeg_cmd
-        
-        if 'width' in config and 'height' in config:
-            frame_shape = (config['height'], config['width'], 3)
-        else:
-            frame_shape = get_frame_shape(ffmpeg_input)
-        
-        config['frame_shape'] = frame_shape
-        config['take_frame'] = config.get('take_frame', 1)
-
-        camera_process_info[name] = {
-            'camera_fps': mp.Value('d', 0.0),
-            'skipped_fps': mp.Value('d', 0.0),
-            'process_fps': mp.Value('d', 0.0),
-            'detection_fps': mp.Value('d', 0.0),
-            'detection_frame': mp.Value('d', 0.0),
-            'read_start': mp.Value('d', 0.0),
-            'ffmpeg_pid': mp.Value('i', 0),
-            'frame_queue': mp.Queue(maxsize=2)
-        }
-
-        # merge global object config into camera object config
-        camera_objects_config = config.get('objects', {})
-        # get objects to track for camera
-        objects_to_track = camera_objects_config.get('track', GLOBAL_OBJECT_CONFIG.get('track', ['person']))
-        # get object filters
-        object_filters = camera_objects_config.get('filters', GLOBAL_OBJECT_CONFIG.get('filters', {}))
-        config['objects'] = {
-            'track': objects_to_track,
-            'filters': object_filters
-        }
-
-        capture_process = mp.Process(target=capture_camera, args=(name, config,
-            camera_process_info[name], stop_event))
-        capture_process.daemon = True
-        camera_process_info[name]['capture_process'] = capture_process
-
-        camera_process = mp.Process(target=track_camera, args=(name, config,
-            detection_queue, out_events[name], tracked_objects_queue, camera_process_info[name], stop_event))
-        camera_process.daemon = True
-        camera_process_info[name]['process'] = camera_process
-
-    # start the camera_processes
-    for name, camera_process in camera_process_info.items():
-        camera_process['capture_process'].start()
-        print(f"Camera capture process started for {name}: {camera_process['capture_process'].pid}")
-        camera_process['process'].start()
-        print(f"Camera process started for {name}: {camera_process['process'].pid}")
-
-    event_processor = EventProcessor(CONFIG, camera_process_info, CACHE_DIR, CLIPS_DIR, event_queue, stop_event, Event)
-    event_processor.start()
-    
-    object_processor = TrackedObjectProcessor(CONFIG['cameras'], client, MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX, tracked_objects_queue, event_queue, stop_event)
-    object_processor.start()
-    
-    frigate_watchdog = FrigateWatchdog(camera_process_info, CONFIG['cameras'], detectors, detection_queue, out_events, tracked_objects_queue, stop_event)
-    frigate_watchdog.start()
-
-    def receiveSignal(signalNumber, frame):
-        stop_event.set()
-        event_processor.join()
-        object_processor.join()
-        frigate_watchdog.join()
-
-        for detector in detectors.values():
-            detector.stop()
-        for shm in camera_shms:
-            shm.close()
-            shm.unlink()
-        sys.exit()
-    
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, receiveSignal)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, receiveSignal)
-
-    @app.route('/')
-    def ishealthy():
-        # return a health
-        return "Frigate is running. Alive and healthy!"
-
-    @app.route('/debug/stack')
-    def processor_stack():
-        frame = sys._current_frames().get(object_processor.ident, None)
-        if frame:
-            return "<br>".join(traceback.format_stack(frame)), 200
-        else:
-            return "no frame found", 200
-
-    @app.route('/debug/print_stack')
-    def print_stack():
-        pid = int(request.args.get('pid', 0))
-        if pid == 0:
-            return "missing pid", 200
-        else:
-            os.kill(pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
-            return "check logs", 200
-    
-    @app.route('/events')
-    def events():
-        events = Event.select()
-        return jsonify([model_to_dict(e) for e in events])
-
-    @app.route('/debug/stats')
-    def stats():
-        stats = {}
-
-        total_detection_fps = 0
-
-        for name, camera_stats in camera_process_info.items():
-            total_detection_fps += camera_stats['detection_fps'].value
-            stats[name] = {
-                'camera_fps': round(camera_stats['camera_fps'].value, 2),
-                'process_fps': round(camera_stats['process_fps'].value, 2),
-                'skipped_fps': round(camera_stats['skipped_fps'].value, 2),
-                'detection_fps': round(camera_stats['detection_fps'].value, 2),
-                'pid': camera_stats['process'].pid,
-                'capture_pid': camera_stats['capture_process'].pid,
-                'frame_info': {
-                    'detect': camera_stats['detection_frame'].value,
-                    'process': object_processor.camera_data[name]['current_frame_time']
-                }
-            }
-        
-        stats['detectors'] = {}
-        for name, detector in detectors.items():
-            stats['detectors'][name] = {
-                'inference_speed': round(detector.avg_inference_speed.value*1000, 2),
-                'detection_start': detector.detection_start.value,
-                'pid': detector.detect_process.pid
-            }
-        stats['detection_fps'] = round(total_detection_fps, 2)
-
-        return jsonify(stats)
-
-    @app.route('/<camera_name>/<label>/best.jpg')
-    def best(camera_name, label):
-        if camera_name in CONFIG['cameras']:
-            best_object = object_processor.get_best(camera_name, label)
-            best_frame = best_object.get('frame')
-            if best_frame is None:
-                best_frame = np.zeros((720,1280,3), np.uint8)
-            else:
-                best_frame = cv2.cvtColor(best_frame, cv2.COLOR_YUV2BGR_I420)
-            
-            crop = bool(request.args.get('crop', 0, type=int))
-            if crop:
-                region = best_object.get('region', [0,0,300,300])
-                best_frame = best_frame[region[1]:region[3], region[0]:region[2]]
-            
-            height = int(request.args.get('h', str(best_frame.shape[0])))
-            width = int(height*best_frame.shape[1]/best_frame.shape[0])
-
-            best_frame = cv2.resize(best_frame, dsize=(width, height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
-            ret, jpg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', best_frame)
-            response = make_response(jpg.tobytes())
-            response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'image/jpg'
-            return response
-        else:
-            return "Camera named {} not found".format(camera_name), 404
-
-    @app.route('/<camera_name>')
-    def mjpeg_feed(camera_name):
-        fps = int(request.args.get('fps', '3'))
-        height = int(request.args.get('h', '360'))
-        if camera_name in CONFIG['cameras']:
-            # return a multipart response
-            return Response(imagestream(camera_name, fps, height),
-                            mimetype='multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=frame')
-        else:
-            return "Camera named {} not found".format(camera_name), 404
-    
-    @app.route('/<camera_name>/latest.jpg')
-    def latest_frame(camera_name):
-        if camera_name in CONFIG['cameras']:
-            # max out at specified FPS
-            frame = object_processor.get_current_frame(camera_name)
-            if frame is None:
-                frame = np.zeros((720,1280,3), np.uint8)
-
-            height = int(request.args.get('h', str(frame.shape[0])))
-            width = int(height*frame.shape[1]/frame.shape[0])
-
-            frame = cv2.resize(frame, dsize=(width, height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
-
-            ret, jpg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame)
-            response = make_response(jpg.tobytes())
-            response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'image/jpg'
-            return response
-        else:
-            return "Camera named {} not found".format(camera_name), 404
-            
-    def imagestream(camera_name, fps, height):
-        while True:
-            # max out at specified FPS
-            time.sleep(1/fps)
-            frame = object_processor.get_current_frame(camera_name, draw=True)
-            if frame is None:
-                frame = np.zeros((height,int(height*16/9),3), np.uint8)
-
-            width = int(height*frame.shape[1]/frame.shape[0])
-            frame = cv2.resize(frame, dsize=(width, height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
-
-            ret, jpg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame)
-            yield (b'--frame\r\n'
-                b'Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n' + jpg.tobytes() + b'\r\n\r\n')
-
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=WEB_PORT, debug=False)
-
-    object_processor.join()
-
+from frigate.http import create_app
+from frigate.models import Event
+from frigate.mqtt import create_mqtt_client
 class FrigateApp():
     def __init__(self, stop: mp.Event):
         self.stop = stop
@@ -484,14 +26,28 @@ class FrigateApp():
         
         self.config = FRIGATE_CONFIG_SCHEMA(config)
 
-    def init_web_server(self):
-        pass
+        # TODO: sub in FRIGATE_ENV vars
 
     def init_database(self):
-        pass
+        self.db = SqliteExtDatabase(f"/{os.path.join(self.config['save_clips']['clips_dir'], 'frigate.db')}")
+        models = [Event]
+        self.db.bind(models)
+        self.db.create_tables(models, safe=True)
+
+    def init_web_server(self):
+        self.flask_app = create_app(self.db)
 
     def init_mqtt(self):
-        pass
+        # TODO: create config class
+        mqtt_config = self.config['mqtt']
+        self.mqtt_client = create_mqtt_client(
+            mqtt_config['host'],
+            mqtt_config['port'],
+            mqtt_config['topic_prefix'],
+            mqtt_config['client_id'],
+            mqtt_config.get('user'),
+            mqtt_config.get('password')
+        )
 
     def start_detectors(self):
         pass
@@ -510,16 +66,19 @@ class FrigateApp():
 
     def start(self):
         self.init_config()
-        self.init_web_server()
         self.init_database()
+        self.init_web_server()
         self.init_mqtt()
         self.start_detectors()
         self.start_detection_processor()
         self.start_frame_processors()
         self.start_camera_capture_processes()
         self.start_watchdog()
+        self.flask_app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=self.config['web_port'], debug=False)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # register stop handler
-    init_db()
-    main()
+    stop_event = mp.Event()
+    frigate_app = FrigateApp(stop_event)
+    frigate_app.start()
+    # main()
diff --git a/frigate/http.py b/frigate/http.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f52d6d38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/http.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import os
+
+from flask import (
+    Flask, Blueprint, jsonify
+)
+from peewee import SqliteDatabase
+from playhouse.shortcuts import model_to_dict
+
+from frigate.models import Event
+
+bp = Blueprint('frigate', __name__)
+
+def create_app(database: SqliteDatabase):
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+
+    @app.before_request
+    def _db_connect():
+        database.connect()
+
+    @app.teardown_request
+    def _db_close(exc):
+        if not database.is_closed():
+            database.close()
+    
+    app.register_blueprint(bp)
+
+    return app
+
+@bp.route('/')
+def is_healthy():
+    return "Frigate is running. Alive and healthy!"
+
+@bp.route('/events')
+def events():
+    events = Event.select()
+    return jsonify([model_to_dict(e) for e in events])
+
+# @app.route('/debug/stats')
+# def stats():
+#     stats = {}
+
+#     total_detection_fps = 0
+
+#     for name, camera_stats in camera_process_info.items():
+#         total_detection_fps += camera_stats['detection_fps'].value
+#         stats[name] = {
+#             'camera_fps': round(camera_stats['camera_fps'].value, 2),
+#             'process_fps': round(camera_stats['process_fps'].value, 2),
+#             'skipped_fps': round(camera_stats['skipped_fps'].value, 2),
+#             'detection_fps': round(camera_stats['detection_fps'].value, 2),
+#             'pid': camera_stats['process'].pid,
+#             'capture_pid': camera_stats['capture_process'].pid,
+#             'frame_info': {
+#                 'detect': camera_stats['detection_frame'].value,
+#                 'process': object_processor.camera_data[name]['current_frame_time']
+#             }
+#         }
+    
+#     stats['detectors'] = {}
+#     for name, detector in detectors.items():
+#         stats['detectors'][name] = {
+#             'inference_speed': round(detector.avg_inference_speed.value*1000, 2),
+#             'detection_start': detector.detection_start.value,
+#             'pid': detector.detect_process.pid
+#         }
+#     stats['detection_fps'] = round(total_detection_fps, 2)
+
+#     return jsonify(stats)
+
+# @app.route('/<camera_name>/<label>/best.jpg')
+# def best(camera_name, label):
+#     if camera_name in CONFIG['cameras']:
+#         best_object = object_processor.get_best(camera_name, label)
+#         best_frame = best_object.get('frame')
+#         if best_frame is None:
+#             best_frame = np.zeros((720,1280,3), np.uint8)
+#         else:
+#             best_frame = cv2.cvtColor(best_frame, cv2.COLOR_YUV2BGR_I420)
+        
+#         crop = bool(request.args.get('crop', 0, type=int))
+#         if crop:
+#             region = best_object.get('region', [0,0,300,300])
+#             best_frame = best_frame[region[1]:region[3], region[0]:region[2]]
+        
+#         height = int(request.args.get('h', str(best_frame.shape[0])))
+#         width = int(height*best_frame.shape[1]/best_frame.shape[0])
+
+#         best_frame = cv2.resize(best_frame, dsize=(width, height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
+#         ret, jpg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', best_frame)
+#         response = make_response(jpg.tobytes())
+#         response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'image/jpg'
+#         return response
+#     else:
+#         return "Camera named {} not found".format(camera_name), 404
+
+# @app.route('/<camera_name>')
+# def mjpeg_feed(camera_name):
+#     fps = int(request.args.get('fps', '3'))
+#     height = int(request.args.get('h', '360'))
+#     if camera_name in CONFIG['cameras']:
+#         # return a multipart response
+#         return Response(imagestream(camera_name, fps, height),
+#                         mimetype='multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=frame')
+#     else:
+#         return "Camera named {} not found".format(camera_name), 404
+
+# @app.route('/<camera_name>/latest.jpg')
+# def latest_frame(camera_name):
+#     if camera_name in CONFIG['cameras']:
+#         # max out at specified FPS
+#         frame = object_processor.get_current_frame(camera_name)
+#         if frame is None:
+#             frame = np.zeros((720,1280,3), np.uint8)
+
+#         height = int(request.args.get('h', str(frame.shape[0])))
+#         width = int(height*frame.shape[1]/frame.shape[0])
+
+#         frame = cv2.resize(frame, dsize=(width, height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
+
+#         ret, jpg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame)
+#         response = make_response(jpg.tobytes())
+#         response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'image/jpg'
+#         return response
+#     else:
+#         return "Camera named {} not found".format(camera_name), 404
+        
+# def imagestream(camera_name, fps, height):
+#     while True:
+#         # max out at specified FPS
+#         time.sleep(1/fps)
+#         frame = object_processor.get_current_frame(camera_name, draw=True)
+#         if frame is None:
+#             frame = np.zeros((height,int(height*16/9),3), np.uint8)
+
+#         width = int(height*frame.shape[1]/frame.shape[0])
+#         frame = cv2.resize(frame, dsize=(width, height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
+
+#         ret, jpg = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame)
+#         yield (b'--frame\r\n'
+#             b'Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n' + jpg.tobytes() + b'\r\n\r\n')
+
+# app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=WEB_PORT, debug=False)
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diff --git a/frigate/models.py b/frigate/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e315d85db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/models.py
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+from peewee import *
+from playhouse.sqlite_ext import *
+
+class Event(Model):
+    id = CharField(null=False, primary_key=True, max_length=30)
+    label = CharField(index=True, max_length=20)
+    camera = CharField(index=True, max_length=20)
+    start_time = DateTimeField()
+    end_time = DateTimeField()
+    top_score = FloatField()
+    false_positive = BooleanField()
+    zones = JSONField()
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diff --git a/frigate/mqtt.py b/frigate/mqtt.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4cbf0771
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+++ b/frigate/mqtt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+def create_mqtt_client(host: str, port: int, client_id: str, topic_prefix: str, user: str, password: str):
+    client = mqtt.Client(client_id=client_id)
+    def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
+        # TODO: use logging library
+        print("On connect called")
+        if rc != 0:
+            if rc == 3:
+                print ("MQTT Server unavailable")
+            elif rc == 4:
+                print ("MQTT Bad username or password")
+            elif rc == 5:
+                print ("MQTT Not authorized")
+            else:
+                print ("Unable to connect to MQTT: Connection refused. Error code: " + str(rc))
+        client.publish(topic_prefix+'/available', 'online', retain=True)       
+    client.on_connect = on_connect
+    client.will_set(topic_prefix+'/available', payload='offline', qos=1, retain=True)
+    if not user is None:
+        client.username_pw_set(user, password=password)
+    client.connect(host, port, 60)
+    client.loop_start()
+    return client
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